From Fallen London Wiki

OH MY GOD. They've nerfed Hearts Game EVEN MORE. They've INTENTIONALLY made it so that the best accomplices are rare and the worst are the most prevalent. Cod is top tier and Disintegries is trash tier. Roots was arguably the best accomplice and they've nerfed them AGAIN. They already nerfed him and now they've done it a second time. Why did they decide after making this minigame that they hate both it and it's players? Nearly every part of every update has made the gameplay of this minigame worse. Every update where they make it even harder to win 7 rounds in a run is another spit in the face.